Radio Mans fave with Johnny Preston

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John Preston Courville, known professionally as Johnny Preston was an American rock and roll singer, best known for his 1960 international number one hit "Running Bear"

Wednesday in Broadcast History .. December 11th

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Happy Birthday to Brenda Lee, Jermaine Jackson, Rita Moreno, Donna Mills, Teri Garr and comedienne Mo’Nique. Radio around the world carried the abdication speech of the UK’s King Edward VIII; Alan Waters purchased Totonto’s CHUM 1050; Victoria’s CFMS was transformed into ‘The Ocean 98.5’; the CBC announced the cutting of 378 jobs; ABC-TV aired the first of Bing Crosby’s 17 Christmas TV Specials; and Tom Selleck (Pictured) was seen for the first time as the original ‘Magnum PI’ on CBS-TV. Notable obits include sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, radio & TV host Robert Q. Lewis, and Canadian TV vocalist Wally Koster, Details and ALL the Dec 11th milestones INSIDE.

PSR’s 6pm Tuesday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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Pedos, Ukraine,Syria It’s All Connected, Now Comes The Pain, [DS] Ops Will All Fall Down – X22 Report

Ben Mulroney show is crap. Where is radio heading?, by Larry Chiasson

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I can't listen to the Ben Mulroney show. Man is this show crap. It's all fluff and man does he sound entitled.

Radio Mans fave with Starship

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Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Tuesday in Broadcast History .. December 9th

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Born this date were BC broadcaster Mel Cooper(pictured), actresses Nia Peeples, Susan Dey and Gloria Loring, actors Kenneth Branagh, Dan Blocker and John Colicos, and newsman Chet Huntley. Vancouver’s good music CHQM signed on at 1320 KHz; Seattle’s KOMO 4 became the city’s 2nd TV station; Nashville’s WSM Barn Dance was introduced for the first time as ‘The Grand Ole Opry’; and 6-year old Donny Osmond appeared for the 1st time with his brothers on NBC-TV’s ‘Andy Williams Show.’ Checking out were Richard Pryor), Marie Windsor, Paul Richards, Freeman Gosden, Shirley Hemphill, and Canadian broadcasters Spence Caldwell and Duke McLeod. ALL the Dec. 10th milestones INSIDE.

TSN Rumoured for Sale: A Huge Turning Point in Canadian Sports Broadcasting

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A major change could occur in the Canadian media landscape after reports suggested that TSN could be sold.